• Reference: 2024/2536
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

MOPAC’s Quarterly Performance Reports show diversity data within the Met Police Service and within its workforce recruitment. The data only focuses on ethnic minorities, women and black people. Why does the Met Police not provide data on LGBT officers and recruits and when can we expect LGBT data within the Met Police to be available?

• Reference: 2024/2535
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Data from the MPS shows that between 2022/23 and 2023/24, shoplifting increased by 48.7%. This follows a major increase of almost 40% in shoplifting between 2021/2022 and 2022/2023. The initiatives you reported on in your answer to question 2023/3744 clearly do not go far enough. What further initiatives are you undertaking to tackle this epidemic?

• Reference: 2024/2534
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Data from the MPS shows that between 2022/23 and 2023/24, business robbery increased by a whopping 71.8%. How are you working with the Met Police to ensure this number is reduced to at least acceptable levels?

• Reference: 2024/2533
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Following your answer to question 2024/2107, which outer London Boroughs have gone through a discussion about an extension but the business case was rejected?

• Reference: 2024/2532
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

The CHAIN annual report shows an increase of 19% in rough sleeping across London between 2022/23 and 2023/24. This follows an increase of 21% between 2021/22 and 2022/23. Many London Boroughs are struggling to provide these services. Given your commitment to end rough sleeping in the capital, how are you going to support the local authorities to help get people off the street?

• Reference: 2024/2531
• Question by: Gareth Roberts
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

How are you working to ensure the Met Police meets its targets for reform?

• Reference: 2024/2530
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Would you support the ability for London to introduce an overnight tourism levy such as the ones often seen in Europe and now Manchester? If so, will you write to the new UK Government asking for the powers to be devolved to you?

• Reference: 2024/2529
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

How many properties are estimated to be long term vacant in London? Please break down the data by borough if possible.

• Reference: 2024/2528
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

What stage are the plans for the West London Orbital project currently at? What are the timescales for further development of the project?

• Reference: 2024/2527
• Question by: Hina Bokhari OBE
• Meeting date: 12 September 2024

Many young Londoners have complained that it is currently difficult to have the 18-25 and 26-30 railcard discount applied to valid TfL journeys as it requires an Oyster Card (increasingly not used by young people) that needs to have the discount physically applied to it by a TfL staff member. Would you consider looking at ways to make it easier for young people to access this discount which is especially vital given the cost-of-living crisis?